Eye-open at birth phenotype with reduced keratinocyte motility in LGR4 null mice

Shigeki Kato; Yasuaki Mohri; Tsuyoshi Matsuo; Eisaku Ogawa; Akihiro Umezawa; Ryuhei Okuyama; Katsuhiko Nishimori

doi:10.1016/j.febslet.2007.08.064

Eye-open at birth phenotype with reduced keratinocyte motility in LGR4 null mice

Shigeki Kato, Yasuaki Mohri, Tsuyoshi Matsuo, Eisaku Ogawa, Akihiro Umezawa, Ryuhei Okuyama, Katsuhiko Nishimori

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Abstract

We observed a consistent eye-open at birth (EOB) phenotype in mouse pups homozygous for a leucine-rich repeat containing G-protein coupled receptor 4 (Lgr4) allele deleting the whole transmembrane domain coding region. An in vitro wound-healing scratch assay showed notably reduced keratinocyte motility in the null mice. Phalloidin staining of F-actin in the eyelid epidermis was also reduced. We also generated keratinocyte-specific Lgr4 deficient mice, circumventing the embryonic/neonatal lethality and kidney abnormalities. Most of the conditional Lgr4 knockout mice showed the EOB phenotype. Thus, Lgr4 might be a novel gene class regulating cell motility.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	4685-4690
Number of pages	6
Journal	FEBS Letters
Volume	581
Issue number	24
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.febslet.2007.08.064
Publication status	Published - 2007 Oct 2
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

EOB
GPCR
GPR48
Gene deletion mice
Keratinocyte
LGR4

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Biophysics
Structural Biology
Biochemistry
Molecular Biology
Genetics
Cell Biology

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